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Milwaukee-area cop who quit job after sexting with victim still in policing
Christopher Cheek quit the Grafton Police Department after exchanging sexual messages with a victim in a pending criminal case. His chief says the interactions were consensual.
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State legislator cites The Badger Project’s investigation in reintroducing legislation to minimize wandering officers
Report found 200 current officers in the state were fired or forced from previous jobs in law enforcement; “Unacceptable” says Milwaukee Democrat Supreme Moore Omokunde
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30 officers who were fired or forced out back working as jail guards in Wisconsin
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Nearly 200 Wisconsin officers back on the job after being fired or forced out
Nearly 200 law enforcement officers currently employed in the state were fired from previous jobs in law enforcement, resigned in lieu of termination or quit before completion of an internal…